Hedgewar Hospital
| Dr Hedgewar Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Jawaharlal Colony road, Ashok Nagar, Chatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates | 19°52′10″N 75°20′51″E / 19.8693091°N 75.3474057°E |
| Services | |
| Beds | 300 beds |
| History | |
| Opened | 1989 |
| Links | |
| Website | https://www.hedgewar.org/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in India |
Dr. Hedgewar Hospital (officially known as Dr. Hedgewar Rugnalaya) is a charitable hospital in Chatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra. It was established in 1989 as a 10-bed hospital, as one of the main projects of the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Vaidyakiya Pratishthan foundation. As of 2022, the hospital had treated more than seven million patients.[1][2]
Services
As of 2022 and since the expansion in 2010, the hospital has 300 beds and runs medical services in many specialties.[3]
The hospital runs mobile dispensaries and HIV prevention programs for the population living in the slums of Aurangabad.[2]
In 2023, Direct Relief procured diagnostic machinery for the hospital in order to establish an infectious disease department.[4]
References
- ^ "NGO: Babasaheb Ambedkar Vaidyakiya Pratishthan Trust". India Development and Relief Fund. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ a b "About Us". Dr. Hedgewar Hospital. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ Akhter, Shahid (14 May 2022). "With ethical practice, honesty and integrity,charitable hospitals can come to the fore: Dr. Anant Pandhare - ET HealthWorld". ETHealthworld.com. The Economic Times. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "US trust to establish new infectious disease hubs in Aurangabad, Latur". The Times of India. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.